The Golden Compass
Pullman, Philip
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BOOK SUMMARY
In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among the scholars at Oxford's Jordan College is shattered by the arrival of two powerful visitors. First, her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, appears with evidence of mystery and danger in the far North, including photographs of a mysterious celestial phenomenon called Dust and the dim outline of a city suspended in the Aurora Borealis that he suspects is part of an alternate universe. He leaves Lyra in the care of Mrs. Coulter, an enigmatic scholar and explorer who offers to give Lyra the attention her uncle has long refused her. In this multilayered narrative, however, nothing is as it seems. Lyra sets out for the top of the world in search of her kidnapped playmate, Roger, bearing a rare truth-telling instrument, the compass of the title. All around her children are disappearing--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'‚'‚¬?victims of so-called "Gobblers"--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'‚'‚¬?and being used as subjects in terrible experiments that separate humans from their daemons, creatures that reflect each person's inner being. And somehow, both Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter are involved.
BOOK REVIEWS
--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬--¢â‚¬Â¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…"As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension. This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next installment of Lyra--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'€šÂ¬Ã…¾Ã‚¢s adventures.--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬?--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'‚'‚¬?Publishers Weekly, Starred
--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬--¢â‚¬Â¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…"Extraordinary storytelling at its very best.--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬?--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'‚'‚¬?The Detroit Free Press
--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬--¢â‚¬Â¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…"Superb . . . all-stops-out thrilling.--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬?--†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢'€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬'‚'‚¬?The Washington Post
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0679879242
ISBN(13-digit): 9780679879244
Copyright: 1996
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: 95033397
Book Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Language: ENG
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 399
Paper Weight (lb): 1.3
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